Pen-point holder.



C. C. McCOMBS.

PEN POINT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, I916.

1,21 9,337. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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CHARLES C. Mom/113ml? rnrsoo, TEXAS.

PEN-POINT HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar/13, 1917.

Application filed September 30, 1916. Serial No. 123,055.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. McCOMBs, a citizen of the United States residing at Frisco, in the county of Collin and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Point Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to pen holders and has for its object the production of a s1mple and eflicient holder which is provided with eliicient means for permitting a pen point to be readily ejected therefrom without the necessity of soiling the fingers.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple and etlicient devicewhich may be very cheaply constructed and which consists of a minimum number of parts.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel constructions. combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of the pen holder.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the outer end of the pen holder.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the pen point retaining stem.

Fig. at is a section taken on line M of Fig. 2.

Fig. is a section taken on line 55 of F Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which the pen point retaining stem is formed.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that 1 designates the handle of the pen holder which is provided with a shank portion 2. This shank portion 2 is provided with a socket 3 at its outer end and within this socket 3 fits the tapering orwedge-like point a of the pen point retaining stem This pen point retaining stem 5 is formed from av blank sheet of metal such as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 and is rolled so as to produce a circular formation in cross section. The forward end of the body 5 is provided with an upwardly struck pen point engaging lip 6 and a pair of side sleeve engaging lips 7. These sleeve engaging lips 7 are provided with lateral rolled portions 8 which lateral rolled or bent portions 8 engage the outer edge of the metallic sleeve 9 and limit the upward movement of the sleeve 3) as well as the cuff 10.

As clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing the cuff comprises an elongated tubular body having its inner end slidably mounted upon the shank 2 and the sleeve 9 is carried within the outer end of the cuff 10 and is provided with an inwardly extending flange 11 against which flange 11 fits one end of the coil spring 12 and the other end of the coil spring 12 abuts against the outer end of the shank It will, therefore, be seen that the spring 12 will normally urge the cuff it) forwardly so as to hold the same over the pen point engaging lip (5. This structure is clearly illustrated in Fig. of the drawing. This sleeve 9 is also provided with a rolled edge 13 as illustrated in Fig. 2 which rolled edge overhangs the outer end 1-iof the cuff 10.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that a very simple and eflicient mechanism has been produced whereby a pen point may be readily. extracted or ejected from the pen holder merely by drawing the cuff 1O backwardly upon the shank 2 for releasing the sleeve 9 from engagement with the top face of the pen point 15. Under ordinary circumstances the coil spring 12 will force the cuff 10 forwardly and cause the sleeve 9 to overhang the pen point engaging lip 6 and thereby firmly hold the pen point 15 between the sleeve 9 and the lip (S. This lip 6 comprises a substantially spring action for the reason that the same is separated from the lip 7 by means of the longitudinally entending slot 16. By referring to Fig. 2 of the drawing it will be seen that a shoulder 17 is provided which will limit the inward movement of the pen point engaging member within the shank 2 thereby allowing the pen point engaging member to be placed in a proper position with respect to its surrounding parts.

lVhat is claimed is In a device of the class described the combination of a handle with a shank, a pen point engaging member formed from a blank sheet of material and provided with a tapering end adapted to penetrate said shank. said body and tapering rear end be ing rolled to possess a substantially circular formation in cross section, shoulders provided upon said tapering rear end for limiting the inward penetration of said tapering end, an upwardly struck pen point engaging lip formed upon said sheet metal body, a pair of side lips formed upon said body and provided With laterally extending flanges, a sleeve fitting upon said pen point engaging member, a cufii' carried by said sleeve, an outwardly and laterally extending flange integrally provided upon the outer end of said sleeve so as to overhang the g a i,219,33"7

outer end of said euii', an inwardly and lat- 1O erally extending flange integrally provided upon the inner end of said sleeve so as to form a stop for the pen point and a coil spring interposed between said shank and said sleeve. v 15 In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

CHARLES C. MGCOMBS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

